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The SC Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) is holding a public meeting to discuss the environmental contamination cleanup of the Delavan Spray Technologies Site located in Bamberg, SC. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on February 5, 2026, at the Bamberg County Public Library, located at 3156 E. Railroad Avenue, Bamberg, SC. At this meeting, SCDES will present a summary of the…
SCDES bases annual air quality fees on the tons of air emissions generated by a facility. Note that fees are not assessed for air permit applications, renewals, or revisions, except for fees assessed for the voluntary expedited permitting program. To determine a facility's annual fee, SCDES multiplies the billable emissions generated by a facility by the yearly fee rate (see the table below).…, Fiscal Year, Fee Rate (cost/ ton billable emissions), 2026 (July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026) $63.69 2025 (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025) $61.73 2024 (July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024) $58.55 2023 (July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023) $54.37 Any facility that holds a valid air permit on July 1 is subject to annual fees. If a facility is permanently closed (ceased all operations) and no longer requires an air permit, the facility must inform SCDES of the closure…, Annual Fees for Title V Sources , For Title V sources, annual fees are based on actual emissions of billable pollutants from the facility’s emissions inventory report. All regulated pollutants, except carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide equivalents, are included in this billing determination. Pollutants that are Federal Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) or State Toxic Air Pollutants (TAPs) and also VOCs or particulate matter are…, Total Billable Emissions, Maintenance Fee, < 10 tons $500.00 10-50 tons $1,000.00 50-100 tons $2,000.00 100-250 tons $3,500.00 250-1,000 tons $6,500.00 >1,000 tons $10,000.00 Beginning with the FY2022 billing cycle, invoices will be available electronically through ePermitting in January following the start of the fiscal year. For example, invoices for FY2026 (which begins July 1, 2025), will be available in January 2026. Other than…, Annual Fees for Minor Sources , Conditional Major Sources Conditional Major and General Conditional Major sources are not required to provide emissions inventory data. Emissions for these sources are based on the facility’s Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) categories. The SIC code is used to assign the average ton of emissions for each facility based on a review of the permit. The assigned tons of emissions are…, Fees for New Sources, New sources are subject to fees for the Fiscal Year in which they began operating. Emissions Inventory staff will contact new sources to explain the fee determination based on facility type, start date, and the timing of the fee being billed. New source fees are used for billing until the annual air quality fees described above are applicable.
Upper Sunnyhill Pond Dam, Dam Number SCD02523, High Hazard Potential, Kershaw County, January 14, 2026 Meeting, The SC Department of Environmental Services held a public meeting on Wednesday, January 14th at 6:30 PM at the Revolutionary War Visitors Center to once again discuss the Upper Sunnyhill Pond Dam with members of the Sunnyhill community. Since the first meeting on August 28, 2024, the City of Camden hired an engineering firm to conduct a preliminary investigation into the severity of the…, Previous August 28, 2024 Meeting, On August 28 2024, the SCDES Dam Safety Program held a meeting with members of the Sunnyhill community in Camden regarding the Upper Sunnyhill Pond Dam (state ID#D2523). Topics discussed included the basic history and structure of the dam, the current condition of the dam and deficiencies identified at the most recent routine SCDES inspection, and historical and current questions pertaining to…
Never burn any asbestos-containing waste material. Non-asbestos-containing demolition debris and debris that contains only non-regulated roofing or flooring may be disposed of at a SCDES-approved disposal site for cellulosic or inert waste. Waste consolidation activities involving grinding, cutting, or compacting of non-friable asbestos-containing materials will subject these materials to more…, (803) 898-4289, . Regulated asbestos waste must be handled by properly licensed asbestos abatement personnel and disposed of at a landfill permitted to accept regulated asbestos waste., Find a list of approved landfills allowed to accept asbestos, ., Note, : Although a landfill may be approved to accept regulated asbestos waste per SCDES's Bureau of Air Quality, the landfill may choose not to accept it due to the special handling and tracking that is required. Please contact the landfill directly to determine whether or not the landfill will accept regulated asbestos waste., Asbestos Removal Information
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 20, 2026 COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Mining Council will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at the S.C. Department of Environmental Services (SCDES), located at 2600 Bull Street, Columbia. The meeting will take place on the third floor in room No. 3420. The agenda is available here. ###
The South Carolina Mining Council will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at the S.C. Department of Environmental Services (SCDES), located at 2600 Bull Street, Columbia. The meeting will take place on the third floor in room No. 3420., Agenda